Senior Security Automation Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Senior Security Automation Engineer (Cybersecurity): Designing, building, and scaling enterprise-grade security automation to reduce manual effort and accelerate cyber defense outcomes with an accent on identity, endpoint, cloud, network, and data security. Focus on building safe, auditable, and production-ready automation workflows that integrate across security platforms and enterprise systems.

Location: 100% Remote (US)

Salary: $159,700 – $166,400

Company

Technical staffing and recruitment firm specializing in connecting STEM professionals with enterprise opportunities.

What you will do

• Design and scale enterprise-grade security automation to reduce manual effort and operational noise.
• Build production-ready automation workflows across identity, endpoint, cloud, network, and data security domains.
• Integrate security platforms and enterprise systems through safe, explainable, and auditable workflows.
• Develop alert enrichment and suppression patterns to optimize cyber defense outcomes.
• Create reusable automation frameworks to be adopted across multiple security domains.
• Build dashboards and metrics to measure and track automation outcomes.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in security engineering or security automation.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages.
• Strong experience building production-grade automation systems and working with APIs and distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of security operations workflows and containment/response patterns.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Must be authorized to work in the US (E-Verify participant).

Nice to have

• Experience with workflow or orchestration platforms (ITSM or ticketing engines).
• Experience designing rollback, TTL, and staged enforcement models.
• Exposure to AI-assisted workflows where automation consumes decision outputs.

Culture & Benefits

• Major medical, dental, and vision insurance for qualifying assignments.
• 401k retirement plan.
• Statutory sick pay where required.
• Commitment to equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodations.